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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Dr. Harsh Vardhan addresses the WHO High-Level Coalition on Health and Energy Platform of Action
Stresses India’s unique position to pioneer a new model of economic development of low carbon emission and inclusive development
“India’s human-centric approach could be a force multiplier for global good”: Dr. Harsh Vardhan
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His address isas follows:
The world is still reeling under an unprecedented threat of Covid-19 that has pushed governments and citizens to take extraordinary steps to protect human lives and reduce morbidity across the globe. The pandemic, as well as the enormous efforts to manage it, have reiterated the massive interdependence amongst various sectors.It has also underlined the need to ensure that inter-connectedness across sectors needs to be reflected in our policies to ensure an effective and sustainable service delivery.
An expert body called the National Action Plan on Climate Change and Human Health was constituted by our government with the multiple objectives of creating awareness amongst the general population, health-care providers and policy makers regarding impact of climate change on human health. This National Expert Group submitted its report recently in April 2021 with inclusion of Subject Specific Health Action Plans on identified Climate Sensitive Diseases and ‘One Health’.
In the context of “Green and Climate Resilient Healthcare Facilities”, India became signatory to the Malé Declaration in 2017 and agreed to promote climate-resilient healthcare facilities to be able to withstand any climatic event.India is today in a unique position to pioneer a new model of economic development of low carbon emission and inclusive development where the attainment of Universal Health Coverage is also one the major determinant factors.
We believe that it is the need of the hour to exhibit firm political and financial commitment to mobilize resources for strengthening the capacity of the health and energy sectors. As nations prepare for the COVID-19 aftermath, there is a tremendous opportunity for a global reset. Ambitious green stimulus plans will help countries restore their economies while deepening their energy transition. I am confident that the collaboration and collective action of this coalition group will help to achieve a greener and healthier planet.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
SHRI.T.V.K. REDDY ADDRESSES SECOND SCO MEDIA FORUM IN KYRGYZSTAN
Shri T.V.K. Reddy, ADG  PIB, Hyderabad said that New media today, has enlarged the communication eco-system, where each one of us is a producer as well as consumer of information dissemination process. In his welcome speech as the Head of the Indian delegation to the Second Mass Media Forum of Shanghai Cooperation Organization  at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, he said that despite competition from the New Media, the audiences for traditional media remain robust.
Shri Reddy further said that spread of ‘fake news’ has become a major concern today. He suggested establishment of a fact checking instrument in the SCO secretariat to build confidence and mutual trust among member countries. Open communication and proactive media are necessary to enable enter cultural dialogue in today’s globalized world, he said.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization  is a Eurasian, political, economic and military organization. SCO’s objectives are centered around cooperation between member nations on security – related concerns, intelligence sharing and counter-terrorism. It comprises of India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Russia and Uzbekistan.
The Shanghai spirit has long term neighbourliness, friendship and cooperation as its core value to foster mutual trust and respect among member countries. Its member nations account for approximately half of the world’s population and a quarter of the world’s GDP.
Prime Minister's Office
PM's interaction with Governors of Russian Provinces
PM's interaction with Governors of Russian Provinces
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today met and interacted with sixteen Governors of various provinces of Russia.
The Prime Minister reiterated his vision that relationships between regions and provinces of two countries are a vital part of nurturing the bilateral relationship. He recalled warmly his visit to Astrakhan province of Russia in 2001, as Chief Minister of Gujarat.
The Governors explained opportunities for increasing interaction, people to people, and business links between their provinces, and India.
The Governors who attended today's interaction included Governors of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Astrakhan Oblast, Irkutsk region, Moscow region, Primorye Territory, Republic of Kalmykia, Tatarstan, St. Petersburg, Sakhalin Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Tomsk Oblast, Tula Oblast, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Khabarovskiy Krai, Chelyabinsk Oblast, and Yaroslavl Oblast.
Ministry of Finance
DFS disposed off more than 2 lakh public grievances between Nov. 2022 to August 2023 as part of Special Campaign for Swachhata 2.0
The Department of Financial Services  and its organisations had carried out the Special Campaign on Swachhata 2.0 from 2nd Oct. to 31st Oct. 2022, to minimise the pendency and to institutionalise Swachhata. Having achieved more than 80% of the target by 31st October 2022, the DFS continued to work in the intervening months from November 2022 to August 2023 while actively monitoring the progress on the campaign on a monthly basis.
The highlights & achievements of the Department and its organisations in the intervening months since November 2022 to August 2023 are as follows:
- Disposal of Public Grievances: 2,09,398
- Disposal of Public Grievances Appeals: 39,816
- Sites/Offices Cleaned: 523
- Space Freed: 71,968 sq. ft.
- Revenue Earned from Scrap Disposal: Rs. 1,43,87,364/-
The Government of India has announced Special campaign 3.0 from 2nd October, 2023 till 31st October, 2023 with focus on Swachhata and reducing pendency in Government Offices with a saturation approach.
Taking the campaign forward, Dr. Jitendra Singh today launched the dedicated web-portal for Swachhata Special Campaign 3.0, https://scdpm.nic.in, in New Delhi for monitoring of the Swachhata campaign. It will be preceded by the preparatory phase from 15th September to 30th September 2023. During this period, Ministries/Departments will identify the pendency in selected categories and finalize the campaign sites.
The DFS has already sensitised all its officers and has communicated to all of its organisations to continue the activities and to launch Special Campaign 3.0 at their respective organisations.
President's Secretariat
President of India delivers 4th Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam memorial Lecture
Youth should adopt the invaluable teachings of Dr Kalam in their lives: President Kovind
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind delivered the fourth Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial Lecture in New Delhi today .
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that as much as Dr Kalam used to lay emphasis on science, he used to give equal importance to spirituality. Creating interest for science among the common people was one of his missions. He carried forward this mission through an organization. But it is also worth noting that he used to meet saints and mystics of all religions and tried to learn something from them. Among the books written by him is a small book called, 'Building a New India' in which one chapter is 'Learning from Saints and Seers'. In that chapter, Dr Kalam has mentioned his meetings with saints and dervishes and presented their views with respect. Dr Kalam gave equal importance to science and philosophy and development and ethics.
The President said that two things are inextricably linked with Dr Kalam - his goodness and his fame. Every Indian is proud of that great son of the country, who had an undying love for his country.
The President said that Dr Kalam used to say that there are three special things in any powerful country. The first thing is to take pride in what the country has achieved. The second thing is to maintain brotherhood. And the third thing is the capability to work together. Dr Kalam wanted people to remember the stories of the great people of India and learn from them. He also used to say that every country that has moved forward has a sense of mission. Therefore, whatever work is to be done, there should be a passion to complete it like a mission. He wanted all of us to keep moving forward unitedly to strengthen the fabric of our country.
The President said that every Indian, especially the youth, should read Dr Kalam's autobiography 'Wings of Fire'. He also said that our youth should adopt the invaluable teachings of Dr Kalam in their lives. Respecting his teachers and maintaining affection for his family members is evident in Dr Kalam’s story time and again. Everyone who worked with him felt an affinity with him. The simplicity of life and the height of thought have been Dr Kalam’s hallmarks.
The President appreciated the India Islamic Cultural Centre  for taking the ideals of Dr Kalam to the people through the memorial lectures. He was happy to note that IIC has been working continuously for the cause of national unity as per its mandate. He said that by working for national integration, the IIC is strengthening the legacy of a nation-builder like Dr Kalam. He urged IIC to organise events, as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, to increase awareness about Dr Kalam and about those scientists whom Dr Kalam has called 'five mighty souls', in the new generation.
Please click here to see the President's speech in Hindi
Ministry of Power
Power Minister flags off four ALS ambulances to IGIMS, Patna under NTPC’s CSR
Union Minister of Power, New & Renewable Energy, Shri R.K. Singh flagged off four high-tech ambulances, under NTPC’s CSR grant to Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna today. The keys were handed over to Dr Manish Mandal, the medical superintendent of IGIMS in a function organised in IGIMS administrative office complex where Union Minister of Power, Shri Singh joined through virtual mode from Delhi whereas Energy Minister, Bihar Shri Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Health Minister, Bihar Shri Mangal Pandey were physically present.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri R.K Singh said that handing over of the four ALS ambulances to IGIMS, Patna by NTPC reflects the best in the CSR and we are continuously and proactively supporting the state of Bihar. In the last four years, NTPC has spent more than 321 crores in the state of Bihar under CSR.
Shri Singh said 10 ambluances have already been provided to IGIMS , Patna and on the request of Bihar government he assured two more ambulances will be provided which would be a total of 16 ambulances for IGIMS ,Patna.
Congratulating the efforts of NTPC and state health department in strengthening the health sector in the state, he said this is the work for progress and wellbeing of the people of the state and such efforts will continue in the future also.
The state-of-the-art ambulances, provided at a cost of 80 lakh, are fitted with Advance Life Support  facilities. NTPC has sanctioned four ambulances with ALS facility to IGIMS, Patna. Medical equipment in the Ambulance include auto loading stretcher, wheel chair cum stair chair, transport ventilator, syringe infusion pump, multi parameter monitor, vacuum splint, portable oxygen cylinder with regulator, emergency kits, rescue tools etc .
In the past NTPC has also provided financial support for building a dedicated Burn Unit at AIIMS, Patna with the total cost of 21.06 Crores apart from providing ambulances to various states and has supported medical infrastructure projects.
Energy Minister ,Bihar Shri Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Health Minister, Bihar, Shri Mangal Pandey also addressed the gathering and lauded the efforts of NTPC for providing medical infrastructural support to the State.
Shri Gurdeep Singh,CMD NTPC ,Shri Pratyaya Amrit, Additional Chief Secretary, Health Bihar, Shri Vijai Singh ,Regional Executive Director,, NTPC Shri N.R. Biswas, Director, IGIMS, Patna, Shri Harjit Singh, GM,NTPC-Patna along with officials of NTPC, Energy department of Bihar and IGIMS Patna were also present on the occasion.
Prime Minister's Office
PM appreciates the Tamil Actor, Vishal's wonderful experience in Kashi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed happiness about Tamil Actor, Vishal's appreciation of Kashi.
In response to a tweet from the actor, the Prime Minister tweeted;
"Glad that you had a wonderful experience in Kashi."
Ministry of Railways
Shri Piyush Goyal Approves a New Promotion Policy for Railway Sportspersons
Railway Sportsperson & Coaches will be promoted to the Officer Rank
Union Minister of Railways, Coal, Finance & Corporate Affairs, Shri Piyush Goyal has approved a new policy for promotion of Railway Sportspersons whereby in addition to the sportspersons who won a position/medal in Olympics, all those sportspersons & coaches who have been awarded with Padma Shri will be promoted as officers.
In order to give due recognition to the effort put in by the sportspersons, who have made two appearances in Olympics, won a medal in Asian Games/Common Wealth Games, it has now been decided to award them with a promotion to the officer rank. Further Railway sportsperson who are winners of any of the awards like Arjuna/Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award would also be entitled to the said promotion.
The contribution of the coaches to the successful performance of sportspersons has been duly acknowledged & any coach whose trainees have produced at least three medal winning performances in Olympic Games / World Cup / World Championship / Asian Games / Commonwealth Games including at least one medal in Olympic Games would be eligible to be promoted as an Officer.
This liberalized promotion policy will act as an incentive to the country’s elite sportspersons/coaches and reaffirms Railways commitment to the promotion of sports in the country.”
In April 2018, during the felicitation function organized by Railway Sports Promotion Board for the medal winners of CWG 2018; at National Rail Museum, Shri Piyush Goyal had announced that Railways would soon come up with a promotion policy to address the legitimate aspirations of the outstanding Railway athletes; whereby not just medals but the effort put in by sportspersons would also be acknowledged. The Minister had also emphasized the role of coaches in producing successful sportspersons.
Ministry of Coal
Coal India Ltd & Unions ink MoU Recommending Minimum Guaranteed Benefit to Employees
19% Minimum Guaranteed Benefit  to 2.38 lakh Non-Executive Employees
Breaking the stalemate on wage negotiations Coal India Limited  and the four central trade unions BMS, HMS, AITUC and CITU, on 3rd January 2023 have inked a Memorandum of Understanding  recommending 19% Minimum Guaranteed Benefit  to its 2.38 lakh non-executive employees as part of the ongoing National Coal Wage Agreement –XI .
MGB of 19% is on the emoluments as of 30th June 2021 which include basic pay, variable dearness allowance, special dearness allowance and attendance bonus.
The Telangana based Singareni Collieries Company Limited  is the other signatory to the MoU. A total of around 2.82 lakh employees of both the state owned coal entities, CIL and SCCL, who were on the rolls of the company as of 1st July 2021, would be the beneficiaries. SCCL’s employees account for close to 44,000.
The recommendation was reached in the eighth meeting of Joint Bipartite Committee for the Coal Industry-XI held at CIL’s corporate headquarters in Kolkata on 3 January.
A formal pact for the eleventh version of NCWA, effective from 1st July 2021 for a period of five years, would be finalized after deliberations on remaining issues other than MGB are concluded.
The four CTUs have taken a lead in finalizing the MGB amicably. CIL is having a harmonious industrial relations and the unions are also cognizant of the importance of achieving the current fiscal production target.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Meeting of Governing Body of National Water Development Agency
The Sixty Ninth Meeting of Governing Body of National Water Development Agency  was held today through video conferencing. The meeting was chaired by Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti. The Annual Report and Annual Accounts of NWDA for 2020-21 were approved by the Governing Body. Programme and Progress of Works of NWDA for the year 2021-22, the status and review of progress of works and studies of various interlinking of river projects, constitution of National Interlinking of Rivers Authority , Organisation of 7th India Water Week and Organisation of BRICS Water Forum and first BRICS Mater Ministers Meet etc. were deliberated during the meeting.
The Principal Secretary/Engineer-in-Chief of various State Governments, representatives from Niti Aayog, Chairman, CWC, Member , CWC, Member , CWC, Joint Secretary & FA, Ministry of Jal Shakti, representatives from Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare , CGWB, CEA, IMD, Joint Secretary , Joint Secretary, , Ministry of Jal Shakti etc. are members of Governing Body of NWDA and participated in the meeting.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Come, Shoot your Movies In India: Union Minister of State Dr L. Murugan at Cannes
Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr L. Murugan today participated in a round table conference, at India Pavilion in Cannes Film Festival. Speaking on the occasion Dr Murugan informed that India produces highest number of movies every year, in more than 20 languages. He also highlighted the importance of India as a market of over a billion movie watchers. Speaking on the achievements of the Government he said that since Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi led government has come to the power 2014, various initiatives have been taken for the benefit of film industry.
Particularly mentioning the encouragement given to startups by the Government, he said that the Government has brought talented Indian startups from the field of film making to Cannes for helping them pitch to an international audience.
Dr Murugan also spoke about various incentives being put in place by Government for co-production of movies involving foreign filmmakers, and also highlighted the incentives being given for shooting of foreign films in India. It is with a tradition of storytelling and a legacy of epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata, that India is now aiming to become. “Initiatives like Film Facilitation Office are seamlessly enabling the procedure to obtain various permissions under a single window”, he further added.
Dr Murugan further informed the audience that language is no longer a barrier and regional movies from India are now getting global attention.
The Minister invited all the participants to “come Shoot in India” and participate in various film festivals in India.
Along with Dr L. Murugan, the round table was attended by the following:
1. Selvaggia Velo, Director, River to River Film Festival, Florance, Italy
2. Colin Burrows, Film producer and Director, Special Treats Productions, U.K.
3. Mikael Svensoon, Film Commissioner, Southern Sweden Film Commission
4. Ammy Jansson, Project Manager, Thematic Communication Unit, Department of Sweden
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5. Mary Liza Diño, Film Commissioner, Philippines
6. Ms. Judy Gladstone, Executive and Artistic Founder, Ageless International Film Festival, USA
7. Stephane Ottenbruch, Director, Indo German films
8. Carey Sawhney, Director, London Indian Film Festival
Ministry of Communications
Goa Postal Division Takes Strides towards a Greener Environment on World Environment Day
Panaji | 5th June 2023
In alignment with Government of India's call to action for Mission Lifestyle for Environment  on the occasion of World Environment Day 2023, the Goa Postal Division organized a series of activities aimed at promoting a healthier and more sustainable environment.
The initiative, spanning from 15th May 2023 to 5th June 2023, witnessed enthusiastic participation from the postal staff in Goa. The events focused on raising awareness and fostering a sense of responsibility towards preserving the ecosystem.
On 18th May 2023, a seminar titled "What can I do to save the environment" was conducted, enlightening the staff about their individual roles in environmental conservation. Additionally, tree plantation drives were carried out at various locations on 22nd May 2023, enhancing green cover and contributing to a healthier ecosystem.
To leverage the power of social media, a dedicated awareness campaign called "Mission Life for Environment" was launched on 23rd May 2023, aiming to promote environmental consciousness among a wider audience. On 25th May 2023, the staff of Vasco da Gama MDG engaged in a walking initiative, raising awareness about sustainable practices in daily life.
Furthermore, from 26th to 29th May 2023, special cleanliness drives were conducted in post offices across the region, emphasizing the importance of maintaining cleanliness and reducing the use of single-use plastics. The efforts culminated in a wall art painting event on 1st June 2023 at the Tapal Bhawan building, where a visually striking artwork was created to inspire mass awareness about creating a healthy and sustainable environment.
These initiatives not only fostered a sense of responsibility among the postal staff but also inspired the community at large to actively contribute towards building a greener future.
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